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Toulouse killer Merah died after jumping out of window, police say

Mohammed Merah before he went on his killing spreeReuters/France 2 Television/Handout

Mohamed Merah died after jumping out of the window of his Toulouse flat during a shoot-out with police, French Interior Minister Claude Guéant told reporters Thursday shortly after the death of the man who admitted killing three Jewish children, a teacher and three soldiers.